Relationship dossier
Benin
Brazil
Relationship assessment
Benin and Brazil maintain a cooperative relationship with a focus on technical cooperation.
Benin toward Brazil
+20Benin has participated in bilateral technical cooperation with Brazil, including through an agreement providing a framework for cooperation.
Brazil toward Benin
+20Brazil has pursued bilateral technical cooperation with Benin, including through an agreement providing a framework for cooperation.
Overall relationship
+20The bilateral relationship includes a formal framework for technical cooperation and has a cooperative rather than adversarial character. The scale, durability, and range of practical programs are not clear enough to characterize it as a close partnership.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Benin and Brazil have pursued bilateral technical cooperation, including through an agreement establishing a framework for cooperation. The relationship has a substantive cooperative element, though the scope and continuity of specific joint programs are unclear.
Key developments
Benin and Brazil concluded a bilateral technical cooperation agreement establishing a framework for cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral technical cooperation programs are unclear.
- Details of recent government-to-government cooperation are limited.